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Best Beauty Looks of the Golden Globes
It wasn’t hard to narrow down my favorite beauty looks from Sunday night’s Golden Globes, because honestly, a lot of them sucked. I mean, I love JLawr as much as the next girl but her wtf was that berry colored lip gloss and white frosted eyeshadow? The 90s called and high school winter formal wants its look back. Amidst all the “what the hell were they thinking?!” there were some shining moments when certain celebrities makeup artists nailed it. Click through the slideshow below to see my favorite looks of the night.
IMAGE CREDIT: E! ONLINE / PARADE / US MAGAZINE
Spring Trend: White Eyeliner
Guys, white eyeliner is everything. I know I am a little late talking about this, but holy titties I am excited for this Spring 2014 trend. I went out and bought NYX Cosmetics’ Slide on Pencil in ‘Pure White’ from Target yesterday and started trying out some looks. I know it isn’t technically spring yet, but I might start wearing this from now on…like until I die.
IMAGE CREDIT: PINTEREST / TUMBLR / COSMOPOLITAN
Here are some of my picks for brands to try. Let me know if you do/what you think!
January Wish List
Clarisonic Mia 2 Review
I’m going to go ahead and say it because I know we all are thinking it. I’m trying to find some sexy ass bearded dude to make out with when the ball drops this NYE. Better do something about my grossly enlarged pores now, right? Good thing I have 3 days. I have really good skin, and I’m not trying to sound like a pompous ass, but taking Accutane at the age of 10 (give or take) works wonders for your skin. The only struggle I’ve really had over the years is my huge pores – like seriously you can see the dirt in them – sometimes oily skin, and a little bit of stress acne. I’ve tried creams, serums, face washes, you name it, and I have not been overly satisfied with any of it. Luckily my wonderful mom got me the Clarisonic Deep Pore Detoxifying Solution for Christmas this year. It comes with the MIA 2 Clarisonic, the deep pore brush head, and the detoxifying cleanser and mask. I’ve used it a few times and I already love it!
I have no problem hastily posting a review, I doubt my feelings will change. First of all it is very simple to use, just make sure you follow the directions and charge it for 24 hours before you use it. The automatic time lets you know when to move to a different zone on your face – it is foolproof. Second, the brush feels great and not like it is rubbing my skin off my face. Third, you can actually see a difference the first time you use it. My face feels smooth and my pores look better already. I cannot wait to see how my skin looks after a month.
Ps. I went to Target today and picked up this sweet Sonia Kashuk case to store my MIA 2 in. It hold fits the MIA 2 in the plastic case Clarisonic gives you, the cleanser, and the mask in the bottom, and there is a pocket for the charger in the top. Clarisonic has carrying cases available on their website, but I think this one is perfect!
NYE Nails
Until about 3 hours ago I was dead set on staying in for New Years Eve. I was going to have a relaxing night catching up on missed TV shows and drinking $7 peach champagne on my couch with my dog. Then I realized I am 22, and then the spirit of Taylor Swift flew in me and I decided that I will be joining my friends downtown. In preparation I have stashed all my cash away so I will have it NYE night, and I’ve painted my nails. I am doing great. I always screw up my nails, but this time I liked how it turned out. So I’ll share.
I started with Essie’s First Base Coat, then followed it with a coat of Essie’s Jazzy Jubilant. Being the lazy person I am, I was planning on being done at that, but my mom and I went to Target earlier today and she got Essie’s Peak of Chic, so I threw that on top. I liked it but it wasn’t quite enough glitter, so I added another coat of Jazzy Jubilant and finished it off with Essie’s No Chips Ahead. Here are the results:
Dear Essie, if you ever need to hire someone to name nail polishes, call me!